There are 7 ways to get from Italy to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIN - SJO
16h 26m$703–1,104Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BLQ - SJO
17h 26m$458–970Fly from Turin Caselle Airport
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TRN - SJO
17h 24m$605–1,210Fly from Florence Peretola Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FLR - SJO
17h 42m$653–3,704Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
16h 55m$556–1,108Fly from Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FCO - SJO
18h 5m$556–1,209Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
18h 51m$671–1,336
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $450 - $1,000 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 26m and costs $700 - $1,100.
The distance between Italy and Costa Rica is 9498 km.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Italy to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Italy. It is currently 2:55 AM in Italy and 6:55 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 771+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Italy and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $80–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–85
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